Within four months, <a href="http://www.bcj.com">Bohlin Cywinski Jackson</a>’s new <a href="http://www.bcj.com/public/projects/project/109.html">Civic Center and Park in Newport Beach</a>, California will be mostly complete. This project will feature a new City Hall, a 17,000-square-foot expansion of the existing library, a 450-space parking garage, and a new 17-acre park. The site of the project is located on two parcels bordered by MacArthur Boulevard and Avocado Avenue. And the project is under budget: the current cost estimate is about $128 million for all the project components -- down from the original estimate of $131.4 million.

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Newport Beach Civic Center and Park by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

The new civic center's roof will feature a rhythmic, wave-shaped structure.

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Newport Beach Civic Center and Park by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Outside of the entrance to the City Hall will be a civic lawn that will become the communities meeting area for outdoor events.
Read more: New Newport Beach Civic Center and Park On Schedule for LEED Silver | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

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Newport Beach Civic Center and Park by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

The new 17-acre park will become the city of Newport’s fifth largest park.

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Newport Beach Civic Center and Park by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

The new City Hall building has been designed by BCJ, engineers ARUP, and landscape architects Peter Walker &amp; Partners.

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Newport Beach Civic Center wetlands

The landscaping at the new civic center will include extensive wetlands habitat.

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Newport Beach Civic Center and Park by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

The new civic center will include a new City Hall, a parking structure, an expanded library, and a park.

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Newport Beach Civic Center and Park by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Within four months, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson’s new Civic Center and Park in Newport Beach, California will be mostly complete. This project will feature a new City Hall, a 17,000-square-foot expansion of the existing library, a 450-space parking garage, and a new 17-acre park. The site of the project is located on two parcels bordered by MacArthur Boulevard and Avocado Avenue. And the project is under budget: the current cost estimate is about $128 million for all the project components -- down from the original estimate of $131.4 million.